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Oil trains coursing through Pennsylvania put a sizable portion of the state's population at risk daily, including tens of thousands of Lehigh Valley residents, according to two reports released Monday. Living within the potential evacuation zone of an oil train accident are 44,000 people in Allentown, 25,000 in Bethlehem and 17,000 in Easton, according to the nonprofit PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center. "The public is oftentimes completely unaware that these trains are rumbling through their communities," PennEnvironment campaign organizer Alaina Gercak said Monday at a news conference in Allentown. "This leaves the public and first responders woefully...

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Oil trains coursing through Pennsylvania put a sizable portion of the state's population at risk daily, including tens of thousands of Lehigh Valley residents, according to two reports released Monday.Living within the potential evacuation zone of an...

Officials have identified the woman killed Friday night when a train hit a small sport utility vehicle at the Main Street railroad crossing in Macungie.
Carol J. Midei, 64, of Macungie, was pronounced dead shortly before 7 p.m. Friday after an...

The woman who died Friday night at the Main Street railroad crossing in Macungie had accidentally turned her vehicle onto the tracks, where it was stuck when a train came through, the Lehigh County coroner said Saturday.
Carol J. Midei, 64, of Macungie...

NEW YORK — The man convicted of leading a gang of modern-day train robbers that preyed on New Jersey rail lines for more than 10 years was arrested again this week on charges that mirror those that landed him in prison a decade ago, prosecutors said on...

I received a number of thoughtful commentaries in response to Monday's (July 28) column regarding Allentonian Alberto Tineo's proposal to add an additional exit-ramp segment to provide access from I-78/Route 309 to northbound Emaus Avenue. I decided to post th

Two young men were killed Monday afternoon when they were hit by a freight train at the Emmaus-Upper Milford Township border, Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim said.
According to police radio reports, the two were hit about 3:30 p.m. by an eastbound train...

The Really Useful Engine returns to Phillipsburg for “Day Out With Thomas,” when Delaware River Railroad host the popular character Friday through Sunday and July 12-13. Kids and their families can take a 25-minute ride behind a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Ta

Help the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad in Berks County, celebrate its 50th anniversary as a tourist railroad this summer with rides on the historic trains Saturday and Sunday during the railroad's annual Kids' Fun Weekend. Kids can take a train ride t

The jam band Umphrey's McGee, which was scheduled to headline the annual NEARFest progressive rock festival in South Bethlehem before it was canceled last month, will instead headline the first SteelJam Festival, Sept 2-5 at the new SteelStacks entertainment c

Easter Bunny Express: WK&S Railroad, 42 Community Center Dr., Kempton will run the Easter Bunny Express April 16 and 17. The 40-minute ride includes a visit from tth Easter Bunny at the Kempton station to pass out treats to all children before and after each t

Bethlehem City Planners on Thursday approved a project that would bring 22 condominiums to a 2.4-acre lot in the 1800 block of Elliot Avenue at Mt. Airy Avenue. The project has been proposed since November 2009 and has met with opposition from residents who ha

I recently wrote about the new train exhibit "Glory & Triumph: Trains Made America" that just opened at the Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum in Allentown and has lots to offer young children with more than 300 artifacts, 10 model train layouts and interactive act

--Housing clustered near train stations promotes mass-transit use, but Valley lacks passenger-rail service-- Transit Oriented Development is a hot topic in planning circles these days, according to a recent study by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission. “Nati

This just in from the Gov. Tom Corbett's office, via our friends at PR NEWSWIRE. Governor Corbett Announces State Investment in 16 Rail Projects A $23 million state investment will fund 16 freight-rail improvement projects statewide, Governor Tom Corbett said

Thomas the Tank engine needs to solve mystery and all kids are invited to help. The Really Useful Engine returns to Phillispburg NJ Friday with “Day Out With Thomas” on the Mystery on the Rails Tour July 6-8 and 13-15. Thomas is pulling into The Delaware River

Kids love trains and now a visit to the Kempton Railroad could land a train-loving tot on television. This weekend, the hit PBS documentary series “Tracks Ahead” will film the Wanamaker, Kempton & Southern Railroad as it runs its train rides. The train leaves

A five-time Grammy Award winner, a band formed the lead guitarist from a top jam band and another formed by members of an iconic Philadelphia jam band will headline the second SteelJam festival Nov. 9-10 at the SteelStacks campus in ...

Of all the genres ArtsQuest covers in its seven music festivals at its SteelStacks campus, probably the most improvisational is the jam band music of SteelJam. Victor Wooten So maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise that the second SteelJam festival, ...